Chapter 79 The Struggle of the Gods
Higekiri and Hizamaru stood side by side, golden sword energy swirling around the barrier, severing the black tentacles that tried to approach.
Ranlu frowned deeply. She could sense that the evil god was definitely not someone they could handle. That chilling aura was like being in the ocean thousands of meters deep, never seeing the light of day. Before she could think of a way to buy time, she heard Qingye's exclamation.
"Are you out of your mind?!"
Qingye grabbed Yu Yuwu, whose face was deathly pale, his brows furrowed. He instinctively wanted to reprimand her, but he forcibly held back.
"You can't use your spiritual power anymore. Leave this to me. You go to the back." If he hadn't been careful and used his spiritual power to check on Yu Yuwu's condition, she would have almost gotten away with it.
Seeing this, Ranlu quickly ran to Yuyuwu's side. Her gaze lingered on Yuyuwu's pale face for a moment before she looked at Yuyuwu's companion, Hasebe.
"Take her to the back, leave this to us." His tone carried an unyielding air, and his orange vertical pupils met Yu Yuwu's gaze defiantly.
"I understand..." Yu Yuwu sighed, giving up first. At a time like this, her presence would indeed be a hindrance to them. "You all need to be careful."
Seeing Yu Yuwu walk towards the safer rear, Ranluo and Qingye exchanged a glance. A blinding golden light erupted around them as their spiritual energy combined to continuously power the barrier.
"We're too passive. We can't hold out for long," Qingye said, his brows furrowed as he looked at the spirit swords outside the barrier, which were preventing the evil god from approaching.
Ranlu was well aware of this; her gaze never left the evil god. She paused for a moment, glanced at the numerous Saniwa behind her, exhaled, as if making a decision.
"Hold on tight. If this dark thing devours the Saniwa here, who knows what will happen."
Qingye chuckled softly upon hearing this. Undoubtedly, Ranluo's answer was exactly what he wanted; with a formidable enemy at hand, he still had the leisure to agree with Ranluo's words.
"It's definitely not a good thing."
Meanwhile, Miyuki, positioned at the rear, used her spiritual power to aid the injured Saniwa on a small scale. The untrained Saniwa had no idea how to utilize their power.
The government seems to value the Saniwa (spirit masters) highly, but in reality, it offers them no help whatsoever. They merely elevate them to a high position, never intending to let them truly flourish.
Once they withdraw their hands from holding the Saniwa, they will be smashed to pieces.
"Lady Miyazaki, it's best not to use your spiritual power any further," Yagen Toushirou said, his calm, even somewhat cold, gaze sweeping over the injured Saniwa. "Aside from being a drop in the ocean, you should use your recovered power where it's most needed."
Instead of using it on useless people.
Miyugiri understood Yagen's unspoken meaning. Normally, the ordinary "Yagen Toushirou" wouldn't be so cold in front of an injured person, but this tremor was from Hansuru's sword. Naturally, it seemed somewhat different.
She sighed helplessly, withdrawing her spiritual power and making no further moves. However, a lingering worry remained in her eyes: "I wonder how Lord Hanzhou is doing now?"
Even though all the evil god statues have been shattered, and even the evil god himself has appeared, Lord Han Zhou has still not shown up. Has he encountered some trouble?
"Trust in our lord."
Ranluo, who was maintaining the barrier in front, noticed that the evil god's actions were different from before; it was clearly gathering strength to attack!
Terrified, her heart nearly leaped out of her throat. She quickly channeled her spiritual power to pull all the spirit swords and blades outside into the barrier. And then—
That dark, jelly-like body suddenly sprouted countless sharp spikes!
The streets of the manga were in disarray, and the loud crashes of spikes colliding with the barrier made the uneasy Saniwa shrink back, as if that would ensure their safety.
Several ripples spread across the golden barrier like water, accompanied by a chilling "crack" sound as it shattered.
Ranluo and Qingye were desperately maintaining the barrier, their bodies radiating a gentle golden light. Fine beads of sweat covered their foreheads, and even their arms were trembling slightly.
However, the two of them could not repair the barrier as quickly as it had broken down.
Upon noticing this, the spirits gathered their surrounding spiritual light towards Ranluo and Qingye. Sensing this power, Ranluo looked with delight at Mikazuki Munechika, whom she had just pulled into the barrier, her tone light and cheerful.
Thanks!
With the help of the spirits, Ranluo and Qingye felt much less pressure. The barrier, which was originally riddled with cracks, was repairing itself at a visible speed. Yuyuwu, who witnessed all of this from behind, breathed a sigh of relief. She looked up at the golden barrier above her head, but couldn't help feeling worried.
She knew that even with the help of the spirit itself, maintaining the barrier under the attack of the evil god would be no easy task.
Too passive
But they were completely helpless.
The evil god's enormous, jelly-like body slowly writhed, seemingly "observing" the faint yet tenacious light below that was trying to block it.
Then, a huge crack suddenly appeared across its amorphous body, like a silent, mocking smile.
Immediately afterwards, a dense black torrent, condensed from pure malice and resentment, surged forth like a burst dam, carrying an aura of annihilation, crashing headlong into the golden barrier!
Boom—!!!
The deafening sound of the collision seemed to tear everyone's eardrums apart. The golden barrier formed from spiritual energy trembled violently from the impact, and the barrier, which had just been repaired, was once again riddled with cracks in that instant!
Qingye and Ranluo couldn't help but groan. They felt a chilling and violent force backlash through the barrier, causing a trickle of blood to escape from their lips and their bodies to sway unsteadily. Ranluo was supported by Mikazuki Munechika beside her.
Qingye's face paled, and she staggered back half a step. Supported by Yu Yuwu, who rushed from behind, she immediately released her spiritual power to try to maintain the shattering barrier, but it was still a drop in the ocean.
The Saniwa within the barrier were thrown about by the terrifying impact, staring in despair at the crumbling light screen above them and the seemingly endless torrent of darkness outside, which exerted constant pressure.
The enormous cracks on the amorphous body of the evil god twisted and distorted, seemingly emitting a silent mockery.
It gathered its power once more, and more black tentacles wrapped around the barrier, the sizzling sound of corrosion was teeth-grinding, and the cracks were rapidly widening!
Amidst the panicked and astonished gazes of the crowd, in the instant before the barrier was about to completely collapse and the dark power devoured everything—
Buzz—!
A warm, sun-like power spread like a tide, instantly healing all the injured. At the same time, a golden beam of light, imbued with powerful purifying energy, descended from the sky, tearing apart the dark, sealed-off heavens of the myriad houses!
The precise bombardment struck between the black torrent and the barrier!
Boom! ...
The golden and black tides collided violently, unleashing an unimaginable energy storm. Wherever the golden light passed, the evil black torrent melted and evaporated as quickly as ice and snow meeting the sun.
Even the sticky tentacles wrapped around the barrier suddenly retracted as if they had been burned!
This warm, sacred, and reassuring aura instantly dispelled the oppression and fear brought by the evil god, illuminating every corner.
Sensing this familiar aura, Benling, Yuyuwu, and the other two relaxed in unison and let out a long breath.
"It's Lord Hanzhou," Yu Yuwu said softly.
They gazed in the direction from which the golden light was coming.
High in the sky, a huge and beautiful white creature hovered silently. Its fur was as white and flawless as fresh snow, shimmering with a soft and pure light.
Nine fluffy fox tails stretched out and swayed behind him.
At this moment, Han Zhou appears in his original form.
Yu Yuwu was completely stunned. She had never imagined witnessing Lord Hanzhou's true form. She had fantasized about it before, but she never expected it to be so... dazzling.
The moment the evil god appeared on the cold boat, it abruptly stopped writhing. Countless sharp mouths on its ever-changing body surface closed simultaneously, and its waving tentacles froze for a split second.
It stared at the white nine-tailed fox that had suddenly appeared, emanating an aura that it found extremely repulsive and frightening.
"How is this possible?! This aura is divine!!!" Qi Shan Yue's incredulous voice was exceptionally jarring.
The "monster" they thought it was was actually a god, and a high god at that!
Han Zhou's ethereal, majestic voice, carrying an unquestionable tone, echoed throughout the houses:
"An existence that feeds on sacrifices and vengeful spirits, distorting spacetime... should not exist."
Seemingly enraged by Han Zhou's words, the evil god's massive body churned violently, emitting a low, chaotic, and malicious roar.
At the same time, it extended hundreds of huge tentacles made of viscous black liquid, like wildly dancing demonic snakes, and strangled the cold boat from all directions!
Upon witnessing this shocking scene, Ranlu instinctively cried out, "Watch out!"
Han Zhou simply raised her elegant head slightly, and her nine huge fox tails swept forward at the same time!
There was no earth-shattering explosion as they had anticipated.
Only a vast, pure golden divine light, as clear as the sea, poured down like moonlight. The moment the hideous tentacles touched this divine light, they vanished and decomposed as quickly as wax thrown into a raging fire, leaving not even a trace of black smoke behind.
Han Zhou has lived for far too long. She hasn't revealed her true form for a long time, and her power has grown stronger with the passage of time.
The sacred golden light continued its momentum, like a warm tide, surging towards the true form of the evil god.
Wherever the golden light passed, that jelly-like body evaporated at a visible speed!
The evil god retreated frantically, trying to shrink back into the black vortex. Suddenly, its retreat stopped, as if it had noticed something. Its small body extended tentacles once more.
This time, however, the target is no longer the Saniwa (Master). Instead, it's the three heads of the clan: Kiyama Yue, Morikawa Kino, and Taniguchi Hisatsuki!
The moment the three were lifted up by the tentacles, shock and terror instantly filled their faces.
"My lord! We are your followers!!"
"We sacrificed so many spiritual beings for your revival! You wouldn't, you wouldn't treat us like this, would you!"
"You are the god we worship!!"
Yu Yuwu looked at the three family heads who were bound with complicated expressions. It was wishful thinking to think that the evil god would let them go with just a few words.
Under the astonished gazes of the many Saniwa, the evil god directly dragged the three clan heads into its body. Even the swordsmen could clearly see that the bodies instantly turned into blood.
In the end, not even bones were left.
"This is the price of worshipping an evil god," Mikazuki Munechika said coldly as he watched the scene unfold.
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Author's Note: I'd like to ask everyone, for the next book, would you prefer to see cosplay outfits or more action-packed content? Feel free to leave a comment! [sunglasses]
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